Waterford

Aug. 2 Election: Detroit Zoo Seeking to Extend Millage (Crystal A. Proxmire, April 25, 2016) Royal Oak, MI – Taxpayers will likely be asked to approve an extension of the tri county millage to continue funding the Detroit Zoo. The current .1 mill tax expires in 2018, but the process to put it on the […]

Drop Off Old Shoes to Help Paws for Life through June 15 Farmington Hills, Ferndale, and Waterford, MI – Paws for Life Rescue is accepting donations of lightly worn shoes at their adoption events, as well as other various drop-off locations, starting now through June 15, 2016. Funds2Orgs will purchase donated shoes from Paws […]

MML #3: Cities Want their Share, Tool Shows Funding Loss by Community (Crystal A. Proxmire, March 26, 2016) Lansing, MI – Only four states have reduced the amount of tax dollars going to municipal governments, and of those Michigan has decreased funding the most. Robert Kleine of Great Lakes Economic Consulting spoke about the subject […]

Master Gardener 2016 Educational Conference April 23 (EVENT page) Waterford, MI – Spring is now really just around the corner! Time to start thinking about YOUR garden. A new one? A kitchen garden? A renovation? Need new ideas? We’ve got the solutions to make your gardening dreams come true. The Master Gardener Society of Oakland […]

2016 Primary Election and Oakland County Local Initiatives Results (updated) (Crystal A. Proxmire, March 8, 2016) Pontiac, MI – This is where the Oakland County 115 News Hub (aka oc115) will post results of the ballot proposals through the county and the results of the Presidential Primaries taking place in Michigan on Tuesday, March 8. […]

Presidential Primary and Some Local Issues on March 8 Ballot (Crystal A. Proxmire, March 6, 2016) March 8 is the Michigan Presidential Primary, as well as a day for some local level decisions to be made. For information on the Presidential candidates check out Ballotpedia’s guide at https://ballotpedia.org/Presidential_candidates,_2016#Prominent_candidates. In Birmingham voters will be asked if […]

Stuff to Know When it Snows (C. Proxmire, Feb. 2, 2015) Did you wake up to find your neighborhood covered over with a layer of sparkly white frozen precipitation and a Facebook feed full of various warnings, advisories, and complaints? Though it can be disconcerting, don’t worry. It’s called snow, and it’s something we’ve dealt […]

Data View: Voting Data in Pontiac School District (Kurt Metzger, Feb. 23, 2016) Pontiac, MI – The Pontiac School District (PSD) includes all or part of Pontiac, Auburn Hills, Sylvan Lake, Lake Angelus, and the townships of Bloomfield, West Bloomfield, Waterford and Orion. Declining birth rates and population out-migration from Pontiac have combined with schools […]

High Winds, Scattered Power Outages Reported (Crystal A. Proxmire, Feb. 19, 2016) Waterford, MI – Wind storms with some lightning blew though Oakland County Friday night, sometimes reaching in the 30-40 mph range. Pockets of power outages happened through the area according to the DTE website. As of 11pm, Waterford, Clarkston and Ortonville had the […]